# baobab
## English

Wikispecies

### Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈbeɪə(ʊ)bab/
* (US) IPA: /ˈbeɪoʊˌbæb/, /ˈbaʊbæb/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

baobab (plural baobabs)
* A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
    Synonyms: African baobab, cream of tartar tree, monkey bread, sour gourd, tabaldi, tebeldi, upside-down tree
* Any tree of the genus Adansonia.

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: バオバブ (baobabu)

#### Translations
## Dagbani
### Noun

baobab
* Alternative form of tuwa

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

### Noun

baobab c (singular definite baobabben, plural indefinite baobabber)
* baobab

#### Synonyms

* abebrødtræ
* baobabtræ

#### Derived terms

* baobabtræ

### References

* “baobab” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbaː.oː.bɑp/, /baː.oːˈbɑp/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ba‧o‧bab

### Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)
* baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia
    Synonyms: apenboom, apenbroodboom

## Finnish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin bahobab.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑobɑb/, [ˈbɑ̝o̞bɑ̝b]
* Rhymes: -ɑobɑb
* Hyphenation: bao‧bab

### Noun

baobab
* baobab, any tree of the genus Adansonia.
    Synonyms: apinanleipäpuu, baobabpuu

#### Declension

Possessive forms of baobab (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
baobabini
baobabini
accusative
nom.
baobabini
baobabini
gen.
baobabini
genitive
baobabini
baobabieni
partitive
baobabiani
baobabejani
inessive
baobabissani
baobabeissani
elative
baobabistani
baobabeistani
illative
baobabiini
baobabeihini
adessive
baobabillani
baobabeillani
ablative
baobabiltani
baobabeiltani
allative
baobabilleni
baobabeilleni
essive
baobabinani
baobabeinani
translative
baobabikseni
baobabeikseni
abessive
baobabittani
baobabeittani
instructive
comitative
—baobabeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
baobabisi
baobabisi
accusative
nom.
baobabisi
baobabisi
gen.
baobabisi
genitive
baobabisi
baobabiesi
partitive
baobabiasi
baobabejasi
inessive
baobabissasi
baobabeissasi
elative
baobabistasi
baobabeistasi
illative
baobabiisi
baobabeihisi
adessive
baobabillasi
baobabeillasi
ablative
baobabiltasi
baobabeiltasi
allative
baobabillesi
baobabeillesi
essive
baobabinasi
baobabeinasi
translative
baobabiksesi
baobabeiksesi
abessive
baobabittasi
baobabeittasi
instructive
comitative
—baobabeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
baobabimme
baobabimme
accusative
nom.
baobabimme
baobabimme
gen.
baobabimme
genitive
baobabimme
baobabiemme
partitive
baobabiamme
baobabejamme
inessive
baobabissamme
baobabeissamme
elative
baobabistamme
baobabeistamme
illative
baobabiimme
baobabeihimme
adessive
baobabillamme
baobabeillamme
ablative
baobabiltamme
baobabeiltamme
allative
baobabillemme
baobabeillemme
essive
baobabinamme
baobabeinamme
translative
baobabiksemme
baobabeiksemme
abessive
baobabittamme
baobabeittamme
instructive
comitative
—baobabeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
baobabinne
baobabinne
accusative
nom.
baobabinne
baobabinne
gen.
baobabinne
genitive
baobabinne
baobabienne
partitive
baobabianne
baobabejanne
inessive
baobabissanne
baobabeissanne
elative
baobabistanne
baobabeistanne
illative
baobabiinne
baobabeihinne
adessive
baobabillanne
baobabeillanne
ablative
baobabiltanne
baobabeiltanne
allative
baobabillenne
baobabeillenne
essive
baobabinanne
baobabeinanne
translative
baobabiksenne
baobabeiksenne
abessive
baobabittanne
baobabeittanne
instructive
comitative
—baobabeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
baobabinsa
baobabinsa
accusative
nom.
baobabinsa
baobabinsa
gen.
baobabinsa
genitive
baobabinsa
baobabiensa
partitive
baobabiaan baobabiansa
baobabejaan baobabejansa
inessive
baobabissaan baobabissansa
baobabeissaan baobabeissansa
elative
baobabistaan baobabistansa
baobabeistaan baobabeistansa
illative
baobabiinsa
baobabeihinsa
adessive
baobabillaan baobabillansa
baobabeillaan baobabeillansa
ablative
baobabiltaan baobabiltansa
baobabeiltaan baobabeiltansa
allative
baobabilleen baobabillensa
baobabeilleen baobabeillensa
essive
baobabinaan baobabinansa
baobabeinaan baobabeinansa
translative
baobabikseen baobabiksensa
baobabeikseen baobabeiksensa
abessive
baobabittaan baobabittansa
baobabeittaan baobabeittansa
instructive
comitative
—baobabeineen baobabeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* baobabpuu

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “fruit of many seeds”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ba.ɔ.bab/
* Audio (France):(file)
* Homophone: baobabs

### Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)
* baobab

#### Descendants

* Mauritian Creole: baobab
* → Vietnamese: bao báp

### Further reading

* “baobab”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

### Noun

baobab m (invariable)
* baobab (tree)

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From French baobab.

### Noun

baobab
* the baobab tree
* a type of concrete

### References

* Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French baobab or English baobab, ultimately from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baˈɔ.bap/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔbap
* Syllabification: ba‧o‧bab

### Noun

baobab m inan
* baobab (Adansonia digitata)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* baobab in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* baobab in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)
* Alternative form of baobá

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French baobab.

### Noun

baobab m (plural baobabi)
* baobab, monkey bread

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب (ʔabū ḥibāb, “father of many seeds”), from أَبُو (ʔabū, “father”) + حَبّ (ḥabb, “seed”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baoˈbab/ [ba.oˈβ̞aβ̞]
* Rhymes: -ab
* Syllabification: ba‧o‧bab

### Noun

baobab m (plural baobabs)
* baobab

#### Derived terms

* baobab africano

### Further reading

* “baobab”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10